Haggai 1:3

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating ²that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: "These people say, 'The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.'" ³Then the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:⁴"Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?" ⁵Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Think carefully about your ways. ⁶You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through." ⁷This is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Think carefully about your ways. ⁸Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD. ⁹You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house. ¹⁰Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops.

Bible Verse Review
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by Haggai: Ezra 5:1, Zechariah 1:1

Cross-References

Job 36:30
See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.

Job 38:19
Where is the way to the home of light? Do you know where darkness resides,

Psalms 33:6
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

Psalms 33:9
For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalms 97:11
Light is sown on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

Psalms 104:2
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

Psalms 118:27
The LORD is God and has made His light shine upon us. Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

Psalms 148:5
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

Isaiah 45:7
I form light and create darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

Isaiah 60:19
No longer will the sun be your light by day, and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet,.... This is a second prophecy, distinct from the former; that was delivered to the two governors, setting forth the sentiments and language of the people concerning the building of the temple, which was left with them to consider how just it was; but this is sent to the people themselves, expostulating with them about the folly and ingratitude of it:

saying; as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the word of the Lord came - ^o “Before, he prophesied nothing, but only recited the saying of the people; now he refutes it in his prophecy, and repeats, again and again, that he says this not of himself, but from the mind and mouth of God.” It is characteristic of Haggai to inculcate thus frequently, that his words are not his own, but the words of God. Yet “the prophets, both in their threats and prophecies, repeat again and again, “Thus saith the Lord,” teaching us, how we should prize the word of God, hang upon it, have it ever in our mouth, reverence, ruminate on, utter, praise it, make it our continual delight.”